{"id":11123,"date":"2017-05-11T22:07:47","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T05:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=11123"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:49:29","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:49:29","slug":"the-line-raising-the-high-school-graduation-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-raising-the-high-school-graduation-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Raising The High School Graduation Rate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X3QijdtsG60\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>May 12, 2017 \u2013 New Mexico had the lowest high school graduation rate in the nation according to a recent national report: <a href=\"http:\/\/gradnation.americaspromise.org\/report\/2017-building-grad-nation-report\">2017 Building a Grad Nation Report<\/a>. Albuquerque Journal education reporter Kim Burgess also covered the report: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/1000114\/nm-2015-graduation-rate-worst-in-nation.html\">NM 2015 graduation rate was worst in nation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Where do we go from here?<\/p>\n<p>Host Gene Grant and this week\u2019s Line opinion panelists share their thoughts on the current state of education and potential solutions for addressing low graduation rates in New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Line Panelists:<br \/>\n<\/b>Tom Garrity, the Garrity Group PR<br \/>\nEric Griego, former state senator<br \/>\nSophie Martin, attorney and editor of DukeCityFix.com<br \/>\nRachel Sams, editor of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/albuquerque\/\">Albuquerque Business First<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 12, 2017 \u2013 New Mexico had the lowest high school graduation rate in the nation according to a recent national report: 2017 Building a Grad Nation Report. 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